1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1987 record6–4–1 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coachEarle Bruce (9th season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Blackney (3rd season)
MVPChris Spielman
Captains
  • David Schell
  • Chris Spielman
  • Tom Tupa
  • William White
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,399)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 8 Michigan State $ 7 0 1     9 2 1
No. 16 Iowa 6 2 0     10 3 0
Indiana 6 2 0     8 4 0
No. 19 Michigan 5 3 0     8 4 0
Ohio State 4 4 0     6 4 1
Minnesota 3 5 0     6 5 0
Purdue 3 5 0     3 7 1
Illinois 2 5 1     3 7 1
Northwestern 2 6 0     2 8 1
Wisconsin 1 7 0     3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–4–1 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1212:30 p.m.West Virginia*No. 5RCMW 24–388,272
September 191:30 p.m.Oregon*No. 5
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1489,882
September 261:30 p.m.at No. 4 LSU*No. 7CBST 13–1379,263
October 33:30 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 9ABCW 10–673,045
October 101:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 10–3190,032
October 173:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 17RCMW 20–1766,501
October 243:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
RCMW 42–989,801
October 313:30 p.m.No. 20 Michigan StateNo. 15
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
ABCL 7–1389,915
November 72:00 p.m.at WisconsinL 24–2663,195
November 141:30 p.m.Iowa
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 27–2990,090
November 2112:00 p.m.at MichiganABCW 23–20106,031
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Everett Ross
RB Carlos Snow Fr
QB Tom Tupa
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Chris Spielman (C)
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Matt Frantz
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1988 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Eric Kumerow 1 16 Defensive End Miami Dolphins
Chris Spielman 2 29 Linebacker Detroit Lions
Alex Higdon 3 56 Tight End Atlanta Falcons
Tom Tupa 3 68 Quarterback Phoenix Cardinals
William White 4 85 Defensive Back Detroit Lions
George Cooper 6 156 Running Back Miami Dolphins
Ray Jackson 7 185 Defensive Back Seattle Seahawks
Henry Brown 10 277 Tackle Washington Redskins

Game summaries

West Virginia

1 234Total
West Virginia 0 030 3
• Ohio St 17 007 24

[1]

Oregon

1 234Total
Oregon 0 0014 14
• Ohio St 0 3147 24
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 89,882
  • Game weather: Sunny; 74°F; wind 10 W
  • Referee: Jerry Hendrickson

[2]

LSU

1 234Total
Ohio St 3 037 13
LSU 7 303 13

Illinois

1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 300 10
Illinois 0 006 6

Indiana

1 234Total
• Indiana 7 3714 31
Ohio St 0 1000 10
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

Purdue

1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 1003 20
Purdue 0 0107 17

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 0 900 9
• Ohio St 7 71414 42
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
1 2 34Total
Michigan St 10 3 0013
Ohio St 7 0 007

at Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind Slight S
  • Game attendance: 89,915
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • Box Score

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Ohio St 14 1000 24
• Wisconsin 7 6103 26

Iowa

1 234Total
• Iowa 3 12014 29
Ohio St 7 776 27
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Ohio Stadium

Michigan

Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 7 13323
Michigan 7 6 7020

at Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • low 30s • Wind 15–20 WNW
  • Game attendance: 106,031
  • Box Score

Earle Bruce's final game as Ohio State head coach.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Sept 13.
  2. ^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2014-Dec-29.
  3. ^ "Ohio State sends Bruce out a winner." Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 22.
Win/Loss statistics
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